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==Definition==
==Definition==


A set equipped with a [[binary operation]], is defined as a '''magma'''.
A set equipped with a [[binary operation]], is termed a '''magma'''.
 
Magmas are also sometimes termed ''groupoids'', but the term [[groupoid]] has another more common use.

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Definition

A set equipped with a binary operation, is termed a magma.

Magmas are also sometimes termed groupoids, but the term groupoid has another more common use.